Verity film trailer released starring Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson

Amazon MGM Studios has released the official trailer and poster for ‘Verity’, a psychological thriller based on the 2018 bestselling novel by Colleen Hoover. The film stars Anne Hathaway as Verity Crawford, a successful author incapacitated by a mysterious accident, and Dakota Johnson as Lowen Ashleigh, a struggling writer hired to ghostwrite the remainder of Verity’s book series.

As Lowen stays at the remote Crawford estate, she discovers a disturbing autobiographical manuscript that contains chilling confessions regarding Verity’s husband, Jeremy (played by Josh Hartnett). The story explores themes of obsession, manipulation, and the blurring lines between fiction and reality. The film is directed by Michael Showalter from a screenplay by Nick Antosca and has been rated R for sexual content, nudity, language, and violence.

Release dates vary by region: the film is scheduled to arrive in theaters in Australia and Mexico around October 1, 2026, and in the United States and India on October 2, 2026. While the trailer has generated significant interest, some fans have expressed divided opinions regarding the involvement of Colleen Hoover following previous film adaptations.